If it's Monday, the Maui wildfires are now the deadliest in modern U.S. history.

Officials facing growing criticism about whether enough was done to warn residents as the disaster unfolded.

I'll talk to Hawaii's governor about the road to recovery and whether his state was properly prepared.

Plus, former President Trump lashes out at prosecutors, judges, and witnesses.

As a potential fourth indictment looms in Georgia,

where charging decisions in a years-long election interference case

could come at any time.

And Democratic Congressman Dean Phillips urges President Biden not to run, and for Democrats

to wage a competitive primary for president amid new legal and political problems facing the White

House. Welcome to meet the press now. I'm Kristen Welker in Washington. We begin today with the

heartbreaking scene on the Hawaiian island of Maui, where the death toll from last week's

devastating wildfires is now 96, making it the deadliest wildfire in modern

United States history. And sadly, officials expect that number to rise. As of this morning,

only 3% of the affected area had been searched. Recovery efforts, including those in the historic

town of Lahaina, have been hampered because local law enforcement can't safely enter

the destroyed buildings. More personnel, including FEMA and the National Guard, as well as

specialist teams, are now deployed to search through the burnt out ruins and rubble for those still

unaccounted for. FEMA administrator, D.N. Chriswell, spoke at the White House briefing this afternoon.

As we have learned what the extent of this search and recovery mission is going to look like,

we have sent more personnel as well as more cadaver dogs to come into the area.

And they are working in conjunction with the Maui Fire Department and the Sheriff's Office

to make sure that we are doing this in a very methodical way, but one that is also very respectful of the community to make sure that we find everybody that is unaccounted for.

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